Applications are now open for the Idea Camp 2015.

50 people will be chosen to work on their ideas at the Idea Camp, co-hosted by the ECF Networked Programme hub Subtopia from 22 to 25 September 2015 in Botkyrka, Sweden.

The theme for this year's edition of the Idea Camp is Build the City. 

Build the City is about people creating sustainable cities through social cooperation and active participation with culture at its heart. It is about applying the principles and ethics of the commons to the transformation of the city, its communities and its economy.

More than urban environments, 'The City' can also refer to a neighbourhood or community where people are working together through cultural activities to shape their environments, improve their common life and develop new social and economic relationships.

To apply for the ECF Idea Camp 2015, visit our dedicated Lab. Please note ECF will only publish all related content of the Open Call and the Idea Camp in this Lab! 

After the event, participants can submit proposals for the research and development of concrete projects (R&D Grants).

To find out more about last year's Idea Camp and Idea Makers browse through the archive material in the ECF Library, accessible from the Idea Camp 2014 page.

RESEARCH: Swedish study: Young generation prefer ‘old style’ media

A recent study has revealed that the youth of today prefer to spend their time with their nose in a newspaper or listening to the radio, even though internet technology continues to improve. The study from Gothenburg university, shows that in the 9-14 year age group, 75 percent of kids surveyed preferred to give their time to TV, radio, recorded music and reading normal books – instead of the internet. 


While social networking sites such as Facebook continue to soar in popularity worldwide, the study shows a trend of younger people to keep a distance from the net. In the 15-24 age group, the percentage of people who did not list the internet as a media preference stood at 60. By the age of 30, however, non-fiction and educational book reading was diminishing, as was the usage of TV and radio. The younger generation meanwhile are mostly attracted to the net for music, videos and social networking, the study showed. 


The study also showed that the 9-24 year age group was not big users of tablet computers and e-books, whereas the use of smartphones in this group has multiplied in just a couple of years. Internet has been described as a complement rather than a competitor to older media outlets, and the situation was compared to the introduction of television in the 1950's.

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EVENTS: KIDS Regio B2C workshop of marketing & distribution strategies for live action children films during BUFF:ff Financing Forum

KIDS Regio B2C workshop of marketing and distribution strategies for live action children films during BUFF:ff Financing Forum

March 14^th 2012 – Malmö, Sweden / Application deadline is February 01st, 2012.

For 2012 the fruitful cooperation between BUFF:ff Financing Forum and KIDS Regio continues with the 2012 meeting point and workshop.

KIDS Regio is a highly profiled B2C (business to consumer) workshop during the well-known

BUFF:ff Financing Forum in Malmö. Designed for audiovisual professionals, the conference

covers cross- and transmedia marketing & distribution trends, strategies and consumer

research for childrens films.

Fee for participation is 80 Euro – Lunch is included in the fee. Application requirements can be downloaded on our website kids-regio.org

KIDS Regio is an initiative of Cine Regio, the European Network of Regional Film Funding institutions, in order to initiate a platform, which shall help to improve the basis for valuable and promising European co-productions of films for children and youth.

BUFF Financing Forum provides a platform for film, TV and cross media co- production. BUFF:ff brings producers and investors together with a clear incentive of providing a breeding ground for new, exquisite and challenging films, TV- and cross media productions for a young audience. More info at www.financingforum.eu

SURVEYS: UK Youth Media Council @ 6th World Summit on Media for Children and Youth

From the UK Youth Media Council

Six young people from across the UK have been selected to represent the UK, at the World Summit on Media for Children and Youth taking place in less than 3 weeks, in Sweden http://www.wskarlstad2010.se/.

The Summit is the largest global event with over 1500 media experts and young people present to debate and produce recommendations to the media on a global scale by taking into consideration issues such as representation, education, economics, law, ethics and responsibilities.

The young people from the UK will make up the UK Youth Media Council and will be working alongside young people from other countries across the world to produce new recommendations for improving the media for children and young people.

The issues that we will talking about include the lack of a youth voice and negative portrayal of young people in the media. Also safeguarding children and youth from the internet (eg cyberbullying), lack of media literacy at primary schools and the imbalance between commercial and social responsibility interests.

We have come up with a few recommendations, one is for an International Children and Youth Media Day. We urgently need young children and young people to fill in our survey (2 minutes) to gather the views and opinions of how young people think about the media in our country.

Please click on the link below to take the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5YPCVJ2

DEADLINE Thursday 10th June

PRESS RELEASE / NEWSLETTER: 6th World Summit on Media for Children

This summer, June 14-18, the foremost experts and inspirers in media for children and youth will gather in Karlstad, Sweden. You can’t miss the chance to be among participants from over 70 countries, in more than 180 lectures, seminars and workshops!

By choosing to participate in the World Summit, you have a unique opportunity to take part in all the knowledge and experience there is around the media world that children and youth live in. Besides meeting the foremost experts in the field, you also have the chance to establish valuable connections with colleagues from all over the world. Register now at: http://www.wskarlstad2010.se/register.php. You find more information about the programme in our homepage.

During the event, you will be able to contribute to new international recommendations to translate words into deeds, but we also need your collaboration prior the event: help us to spread the word about the Summit among your network and colleagues, forwarding general information/this email, signing up to our newsletter or even publishing information in your own institutional newsletter/website.

If you have any question or need more information, just send an e-mail to wscommunication@wskarlstad2010.se

NEWS / EVENTS / CONFERENCES: Journalists invited to World Summit on Media for Children and Youth

Posted on: 18/03/2010 Basic Journalism, Young Journalists Region: Worldwide

Media educators, researchers, media industry officials and all others with an interest in media for youth are invited to the World Summit on Media for Children and Youth, to be held in Karlstad, Sweden from June 14 to 18.

At the event, which will be attended by approximately 500 delegates from 80 countries, over 100 experts will share their knowledge and expertise on the topic. Sessions focus on media and health, media and sexuality, news for children, human rights, media for peace, youth media consumers and more.

Registration costs US$475.

For more information, click here. Questions can be directed to the Conference Administration of Karlstad University at worldsummit2010@kau.se.

Source - Conference website

NEWS: BUFF Financing Forum Focuses On Cross Media (SWEDEN)

Cross media is the new buzz word at the 4th BUFF Financing Forum (BUFF:FF) in Malmö, Sweden (March 17-19), attended by around 140 participants from Northern Europe, specialising in children and youth projects.

Projects developed for new media had been discussed at the previous BUFF:FF, but according to event organizer Annette Brejner, this is the first time that the Forum - the only co-production and co-financing platform for children and youth projects in Scandinavia - is dedicating an entire day on the subject. This new development is directly linked to a financial support for the next three years worth SEK 900,000 (around €92,000) that BUFF:FF has received from the EU and the City of Malmö for its project Malmö Media Evolution/BUFF:FF Focus on Cross Media.

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NEWS / STUDIES: Young Swedes And Norwegians Boost TV Viewing Times (SCANDINAVIA)

The average daily time that Swedes and Norwegians spent watching TV last year reached a record 116 and 184 minutes respectively, up by 6 minutes for Sweden and 10 minutes for Norway compared to 2008. Youngsters aged 15-24 are the most avid TV viewers.

TV Viewing Times Increase

In Sweden, youngsters between 15-24 years old watched television 100 minutes a day, 12% more than in 2008 according to a 2009 report published by audience research agency MMS. The older age group 40-59 also spent more time in front of their TV (up 8.5% to 188 minutes a day in 2009), unlike the other age groups 3-14 and 25-39 that slightly reduced their daily viewing time. A research from the Norwegian broadcasting corporation NRK shows similarities within the Norwegian population, in particular the 20-29 years old who watched half an hour more television in 2009 than in 2008.

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EVENTS: 6th World Summit on Media for Children

World Summit Karlstad Sweden 2010 has changed the congress dates to June 14-18, 2010. The decision was taken by the Karlstad Steering Group fully supported by the World Summit Foundation on March 4.

The new dates will offer better opportunities to strengthen Media Literacy and enable Nordic teachers of all categories to attend this international event.

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